Simplified due diligence
Article 13 path that switches off risk assessment and mitigation when every plot is low-risk and mixing/circumvention risks are negligible — it never switches off geolocation, the DDS, or Article 12.
What it means
Simplified due diligence is a deliberate reduction in effort for qualifying low-risk supply chains. It removes two of the four diligence steps (Articles 10 and 11). It does not remove information collection, the due diligence system, or filing.
In the regulation
Article 13 does not say “low-risk origin equals simplified”. You may apply it only once you have ascertained that: (1) all relevant plots are in low-risk countries; (2) the risk of circumvention and of mixing with material of unknown origin or from standard or high-risk countries is no more than negligible; and (3) no substantiated concern (Article 31) has reopened full diligence for those goods.
Article 12 — establish, maintain and annually review a documented due diligence system — still applies at every tier, including fully low-risk programmes.
How ERWAY treats it
ERWAY only treats a pack as simplified when the country tiers and mixing tests actually qualify — matching the gate described in the risk-tier obligation matrix on this site.
Related terms
- Risk & benchmarkingLow risk (country)
Low risk
Country benchmarking tier covering roughly 140 countries: Article 9 geolocation and the DDS still apply; Articles 10 and 11 may be skipped only under Article 13’s conditions; authorities check at least 1% of operators.
- Risk & benchmarking
Country benchmarking
Commission classification of countries of production into low, standard or high risk under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093 — it sets diligence depth and check rates, not whether you collect plots or file.
- Risk & benchmarkingHigh risk (country)
Substantiated concern
A duly reasoned claim based on objective, verifiable information — it reopens full due diligence for affected goods and can end Article 13 simplification.
- Risk & benchmarking
Due diligence system
Article 12 duty to establish, maintain and annually review a documented due diligence system — required at every country risk tier, including fully low-risk programmes.
- Risk & benchmarkingNegligible risk
Negligible risk
Assessment outcome for a specific product and supply chain: risk of non-compliance is no more than negligible. Distinct from a country “low risk” label.
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